| Kawaya no kami |
The kami of the toilet. The deity comprises male (ground) and female (water) deities born from the excretion and urine of This deity is sometimes invoked for help with gynaecological illnesses and ailments of the eyes and teeth |
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| Kazami-no-Kagura |
A performance of the emergence of Amaterasu from the cave (iwato-biraki) It is performed at Togo-jinja, Shioya-cho, Tochigi on April 3 |
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| Kazari |
New year outdoor decorations, similar to but smaller and more colourful than They often incorporate rice-straw (like the shimenawa) or a rice-cake and motifs such as the crane (for longevity) and the Japanese flag. They are hung to attract good luck and keep away misfortune |
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| Ke-mari |
'Kick-ball'. A kind of football game popular among the aristocracy in which a deerskin ball has to be kept off the ground among the players. It is ritually performed on January 4th at the Shimogamo jinja, Kyoto as part of the New Year ceremonies |
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| Ke-no-hi |
"Clear" days. The four days in each month on which festivals could be held according to the lunar calendar. These are the days of the new, full and half-moons, i.e. the 1st, 7th or 8th, 15th, and 22nd or 23rd. Other days are known as ke-no-hi and were seldom used for festivals. After the solar calendar was adopted in 1872 many festivals were re-scheduled, regardless of the hare/ke distinction, though local festivals often still keep to the lunar calendar. See gyoji |
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| Keep The Commandments |
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| Keep The Faith |
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| Keiba |
Horse races held as part of a religious ceremony. Examples are the horse racing at the Kamo -wake-ikazuchi-jinja in Kyoto on May 5th and the medieval-style katchu-keiba of the Soma Nomaoi festival in Fukushima (July 23) which originated as a form of training for the samurai |
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| Keidaichi |
The precincts of a shrine. Generally the outer parts farthest from the seat of the kami are least sacred. The worshipper passes through various boundaries within the keidaichi; under one or more past a fence (tama-gaki) through a gate (shin-mon) over a bridge (hashi) etc. to reach the centre. See |
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| Keishin seikatsu no koryo |
'General characteristics of a life lived in reverence of the kami'. A postwar Shinto credal statement published by the Honcho in 1956. Its main points are: (1) To be grateful for the blessings of the kami and the benefits of the ancestors, and to be diligent in the observance of Shinto rituals, applying oneself to them with sincerity, cheerfulness and purity of heart; (2) To be helpful to others and in the world at large through deeds of service without thought of reward, and to seek the advancement of the world as one whose life mediates the will of the kami; (3) To bind oneself with others in harmonious acknowledgement of the will of the emperor, praying that the country may flourish and that other peoples too may live in peace and prosperity |
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| Kenkoku kinen no hi |
Commemoration Day for the Founding of the Nation. A public holiday celebrated on 11 February. Though it has no explicit Shinto content today it falls on the same day as the prewar "state Shinto" celebration of the accession of the legendary emperor Jimmu, grandson of Amaterasu and the founder of the Japanese nation |
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| Kenpeishi |
A 'messenger with offerings'. Formerly this referred to visits by the emperor or local governors to selected shrines (kenpeisha) In the postwar period the Honcho sends a kenpeishi with offerings, usually to all of its shrines at their annual festivals. The jingu and shrines eligible for a are visited by the president of the Honcho, others by the head of the prefectural Cho |
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| Ketsuen-shin |
A blood-relation kami. A kami which is worshipped by a group linked by "blood", which in practice, because of marriage and regular adoption of sons or daughters into the household means a group which regards itself as one kinship group. It resembles the early Japanese belief |
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| Kibitsu jinja |
A shrine in Okayama, dedicated to the kami Kibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto, one of the sons of the legendary seventh emperor Korei. He is credited with defeating Korean invaders and developing the region. His son is the children's folk-hero Momotaro. A wooden statue (shinzo) serves as the shintai. The shrine epitomises the kibi- or style. The at the two grand festivals comprise seventy-five dishes carried in single file by shrine servants |
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| Kibitsu-zukuri |
The architectural style of the Kibitsu-jinja, Okayama, last built in 1390. It has the largest of any shrine, built in three sections with the interior finished in vermilion, black and gold |
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| Kibuku |
Mourning. The term buku (mourning clothes) carries the same meaning. Mourning here means the period of ritual impurity following contact with death, rather than a feeling of sadness or loss. It is one of the main sources of and is correspondingly surrounded by taboos (imi) on travel and participation in Shinto ritual. Historically most practical matters concerning death, burial and memorialization were dealt with by Buddhism. Shinto since the period has not shown any propensity to take over this aspect of Buddhism, apart from the enshrinement of souls of the war dead (see Yasukuni Jinja, Goshi) A Shinto version of the funeral service (sosai) is available, but it takes place away from the shrines, so death is directly relevant to Shinto ritual mainly because of the pollution of mourning |
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| Kids In Discipleship |
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| Kids In Divine Service |
KIDS |
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| Kigan |
A prayer or supplication. It refers to personal prayers (not necessarily for personal benefit—they may be for the community, nation etc.) rather than to ritual forms such as Prayers or petitions for specific benefits are called or On the prayer or wish is written under the heading of |
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